{"podcast":{"title":"Automotive News Daily Drive","slug":"automotive-news-daily-drive-58649","podcast_index_feed_id":58649,"rss_url":"https://rss.buzzsprout.com/2447022.rss","website_url":"http://autonews.com","image_url":"https://storage.buzzsprout.com/ubh64s4ttu214pd6w3edjp1fjwck?.jpg","author":"Automotive News","episode_count":976,"summary":"Daily Drive is a daily podcast series hosted by Automotive News Executive Editor Jamie Butters and Kellen Walker. We speak with industry experts, insiders and Automotive News reporters about events and trends impacting and reshaping the automotive industry.Automotive News is the leading source of news, data and understanding for the auto industry's decision-makers. Learn more at autonews.com.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-12T06:20:25.103171+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/automotive-news-daily-drive-58649"},"episode":{"title":"April 16, 2026 | Nissan CEO Ivan Espinosa on turnaround strategy; EVs plunge in February","slug":"april-16-2026-nissan-ceo-ivan-espinosa-on-turnaround-strategy-evs-plunge-in-february","published_at":"2026-04-16T17:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/automotive-news-daily-drive-58649/april-16-2026-nissan-ceo-ivan-espinosa-on-turnaround-strategy-evs-plunge-in-february","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/automotive-news-daily-drive-58649","url":"https://autonews.com","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/www.buzzsprout.com/2447022/episodes/19027858-april-16-2026-nissan-ceo-ivan-espinosa-on-turnaround-strategy-evs-plunge-in-february.mp3","summary":"In an exclusive interview with Automotive News, Nissan CEO Ivan Espinosa discusses his vision for the automaker’s turnaround, including artificial intelligence-driven autonomous tech and reducing the global lineup. Electric vehicle registrations fall 37 percent in February as share drops below 5 percent. Plus, Ford’s Doug Field departs and Stellantis hires Michael Orange to boost U.S. sales.","meta_description":"In an exclusive interview with Automotive News, Nissan CEO Ivan Espinosa discusses his vision for the automaker’s turnaround, including artificial intelli…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1206,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/automotive-news-daily-drive-58649/episodes/april-16-2026-nissan-ceo-ivan-espinosa-on-turnaround-strategy-evs-plunge-in-february/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/automotive-news-daily-drive-58649/april-16-2026-nissan-ceo-ivan-espinosa-on-turnaround-strategy-evs-plunge-in-february.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}